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Heather R. DeShonAssistant Research Professor CERI University of Memphis Contact Information: 3890 Central Ave Memphis, TN 38152 (901) 678-1527 (office) (901) 678-4734 (fax) Email: hdeshon at memphis.edu |
| Education B.S., Geophysics and Mathematics, Southern Methodist University, May 1999 Ph.D., Earth Sciences (Geophysics), University of California Santa Cruz, June 2004 Thesis title: Seismogenic zone structure along the Middle America subduction zone, Costa Rica (link) Research Interests
Current and Recent Research Projects
Recent Publications DeShon, H.R., C.H. Thurber,
and C. Rowe (2007), High precision earthquake location and
three-dimensional
P-wave velocity determination at Redoubt Volcano, Alaska, J.
Geophysical Research, 112, B07312,
doi:10.1029/2006JB004751.
Engdahl, E.R., A. Villasenor, H.R. DeShon, and C. Thurber (2007), Teleseismic relocation and assessment of seismicity (1918-2005) in the region of the 2004 Mw 9 Sumatra-Andaman and 2005 M 8.7 Nias great earthquakes, Bull. Seismological Society America, 97 (1A), S43-S61, doi:10.1785/0120050614. DeShon, H.R., S.Y. Schwartz, A.V. Newman, V. Gonzalez, J.M. Protti, L.M. Dorman, T. Dixon, E. Norabuena and E. Flueh (2006), Seismogenic zone structure beneath the Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica, from 3D local earthquake P- and S-wave tomography, Geophysical J. International, 164, 109-124, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02809.x. DeShon, H.R., E.R. Engdahl, C.H. Thurber, and M. Brudzinski (2005), Constraining the boundary between the Sunda and Andaman subduction systems: Evidence from the 2002 Mw 7.3 Northern Sumatra earthquake and aftershock relocations of the 2004 and 2005 great earthquakes, Geophysical Research Letters, 32, L24307, doi:10.1029/2005GL024188. Courses (link) Link to curriculum vitae (link) Graduate student opportunities I am seeking M.S. or Ph.D. level graduate students to work on Costa Rica and Sumatra subduction-related seismology projects. If you would like more information, please email me. |
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